Sarah Claflin

Brief Life History of Sarah

When Sarah Claflin was born on 3 November 1706, in Lexington, Lexington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, her father, Antipas Claflin, was 26 and her mother, Sarah, was 24. She married John Sweet on 11 November 1730, in Attleboro, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 4 daughters. She died on 24 March 1759, in Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 52.

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Family Time Line

John Sweet
1695–1754
Sarah Claflin
1706–1759
Marriage: 11 November 1730
Abigail Sweet
1731–1785
Capt Nehemiah Sweet
1741–1819
Hannah Sweet
1732–1802
Sarah Sweet
1733–1736
Pvt Amos Elias Sweet
1735–1801
Sarah Sweet
1737–1774
Benjamin Sweet
1738–1818
Noah Sweet
1741–
Ebenezer Sweet
1743–1838
Nathaniel Sweet
1745–

Sources (11)

  • Sarah MacClaflen, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
  • Sarah Maclaflen, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915"
  • Sarah MacLaflen, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"

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Name Meaning

Irish: shortened form of McLaughlin . The interchange between the sounds gh and f occurs in other Anglicized Irish names, for example Murphy . This variant is not found in Ireland and is now rare in Britain.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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